Shirt envelope



July 10, 1928. E 1,676,286 A. RATCLIFF v SHIRT ENVELOPE Filed March 1923 Fig 4 l 4 I i. 1

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ARTHUR RATCLIFF, OFMILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 'A'ssIeNon To HUMMEL & DOWN- ING ('10., OF MILWAUKEE,

WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

sHIR'r' ENVELOPE.

Application filed March 5, 1923. Serial No. 622,990. 1

,This invention relates to envelopes, and.

particularly to a device of this type adapted for holding newly laundered mens' shirts and the like. 1

It is customary for laundries to enclose the newly laundered'shirt's in wrappers of one type or another, in order to preserve the shirt and eliminate the possibility of the same becoming soiled or otherwise becoming unfit for use.

It is therefore the principal object of this invention to provide an envelope or wrapper for newly laundered shirts, which may be manufactured cheaply and which may be conveniently applied to the laundered shirt.

Another object of this invention is to provide an envelope of this type which will be 7 collapsible, whereby supplies of the same may be conveniently stored, previous to use. The details of this invention will be made more apparent as the description proceeds, especially when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein; Figure 1 is a plan view of an envelope constructed in accordance with this invention, a shirt being shown encased therein;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse sectional view, taken substantially on the plane indicated on the line2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view'similar to Fig. 2 with the envelope in collapsed position; and,

Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the envelope. Referring now more particularly to the drawings wherein like reference characters indicate like parts throughout, it will be noted that the envelope is formed of a blank,

preferably of thin paper-board, this blank being scored longitudinally, as at 10, to 'provide lines of fold. Owing to the nature of the blank, and in order to preserve the durability of the envelope, the lines of fold are made by scoring, as differentiated from creases or grooves.

The blank is then'folded to form a front 11, two sides 12, and a back 13. The back is formed of two flaps 14, the combined width of which is greater than the width of the front 11, so that these back flaps overlap longitudinally, as indicated at 15.

One edge of the front portion 11 is cut away along a curved line 16, thus provid:

17 of the shirt 18. The corresponding end ing a space to accommodate the collar band of the back 13 is extended beyond the cut i away end 16 of the front, as indicated by the reference character 19, thus providing a support for the rear portion of the shirt.

In the preferred embodiment of the inven tion illustrated in Figs. 1 to3, the overlapping portions of the backflaps 14 are united by gluing or cementing the same together.

However, in Fig. 4 a slightly modified form of securing means is illustrated, in this figure one of the overlapping portions being formed with slits 20, adapted to receive tongues 21, formed on the edge. ment of the invention. the edges of the envelope blank are permanently united, while in the modified form they are detachably secured together.

j Upon examination of Fig. 3 it will be immediately apparent how the envelope is collapsed, so as to reduce the size thereof, whereupon it may be conveniently-stored prior to use. In this figure-it will be noted apparent that a shirt envelope constructed in accordance with this invention may be manufactured cheaply and may be applied to the shirt 'in a convenient manner. Furthermore, the shirt, when thus encased in the envelope, is fully protected, and may be conveniently handled without liability of rendering the same unfit for use.

Reservation is made to vary the details of construction of this improved envelope as may come within the purview of the accompanying claim.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is: a

An envelope for shirts comprising a semi rigid open-ended container formed from a blank of paper board scored and folded to provide an imperforate front wall, side walls, and a pair of overlapping flaps conncctcd together to form an imperforate back i wall, said front wall being cut away at one end to accofnmodate the neckband portion of the shirt, and said back wall flaps projecting substantially beyond said cut away portion to support said neckband portion, all of said Walls being flexibly connected together whereby said container may be collapsed to a flat condition ,for storing and shipping.

In testimony Whereof,I aflix my signature.

ARTHUR RATCLIFF. 

